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Cisco UCS for OpenStack

OpenStack is a fast-growing platform for deployment of both public and private cloud. OpenStack defines the way cloud components work together, to minimize the effort and costs associated with platform integration and management. Many organizations are mandating open-cloud platforms to increase control, maintain future flexibility, and reduce the high cost of vendor lock-in. Let Cisco help you implement OpenStack in your organization by choosing the Cisco solution that fits your requirements.

Self-Managed OpenStack Cloud

Simplify your OpenStack cloud deployment and get faster access to the benefits of agile infrastructure. Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure for Red Hat OpenStack Platform are integrated solutions for deploying a reliable, secure, highly scalable, and supported open cloud solution that you manage yourself. Industry leaders Cisco, Intel, and Red Hat have developed integrated and validated solutions to help you:

Reduce OpenStack deployment complexity and risk

Maintain the flexibility of your cloud environment

Reduce cloud operating costs and accelerate return on investment

These integrated solutions combine computing, networking, storage, management, and cloud orchestration into a single platform for deploying private cloud and infrastructure-as-a-service. As an alternative to the fully managed Cisco Metapod solution, this solution is for organizations with the expertise to self-manage their OpenStack environment and a desire to make independent decisions about which OpenStack components to implement. The solution is based on Cisco Validated Design and Deployment Guides including a proven configuration and bill of materials, Cisco Solution Support across all vendor components, and expert OpenStack design and deployment services.

Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure for Red Hat OpenStack solution can play an important role in your overall cloud strategy, particularly for:

Application development and testing: to provide consistent resources on-demand to developers and line of business managers and transform IT into an internal service provider

Cloud native applications: as a more flexible alternative to legacy architectures for development and life-cycle management

Application expansion and scaling: to deliver reliable, secure, and cost-efficient platforms to support growth and global expansion.